I've seen a few wingless queens, but never one that was mated. I suspect its caused by a virus though have been told it could be due to chilling (though I doubt it the last time I saw it because it was the middle of summer). I've seen them lay ok, but only drones.
I've much more commonly seen two (or more) queens in a hive laying side by side. In this case it's very easy for one queen to mask the deficiencies of the other. In one case though I had a hive superceed twice and all 3 queens were laying, but couldn't lay more than a spotty pattern between them.
-Tim
I've much more commonly seen two (or more) queens in a hive laying side by side. In this case it's very easy for one queen to mask the deficiencies of the other. In one case though I had a hive superceed twice and all 3 queens were laying, but couldn't lay more than a spotty pattern between them.
-Tim
